oward her SUV, the sound of Leo's expensiv

reached her car, his hand closin

h were toxic. "Don't touch me," she spat, her eyes fl

g him. "I... I didn't recognize

er voice dripping with sarcasm. "Good.

se... a raw, possessive hunger. This Chloe-confident, sharp-tongued, and utterly b

dropping to a low, intimate register. "What happ

nd my sister conspired to ruin my life? Or should we discuss your performance in our mari

hey all hit their mark. Leo flinched, his f

Save the pathetic excuses, Leo. I saw you for wh

ze softening. "The childre

ne of your business," she warned, her voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. "If

back a step. He looked genuinely taken aback, stunned by t

r car and pulle

her way. "Come back to me, Chloe," he pleaded, the words sounding ins

Then, she began to laugh. It wasn't a happy soun

right, we're not actually divorced yet. So here's the deal. You go public with everything. Tell the world how you and Isabelle dr

mask of shock

rted the engine, and swerved around him, leaving hi

t his phone. He wasn't giving up. He was regrouping. A cold certa

, her mind a chaotic whirl of past betrayals and present dangers. All she wanted was to see her

d let herself into the hous

went through her. "K

rection of the clinic. Laughter.

art st

to the clinic door

pillows, a blanket pulled up to his waist. And surrounding the

plaining the rules of his favorite video game. Mason was stan

he first time. His eyes were a deep, startling blue, and they were filled with a sharp, assessing intelligenc

rew thick, charged with a sudden, palpable tension. It was a silent, primal c

n't just been threatened. It had alr